The Jonin meeting had ended, but the turmoil in the village had only just begun.
On the very day the council meeting ended, the Education Department imposed additional enrollment requirements on children from the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan, even limiting the number of places available to them.
The ninjas from both clans who attended the Research Class were also expelled from the Laboratory without exception.
Tobirama Senju acted so swiftly that the other ninjas who knew what was happening could not help taking notice.
But the Uchiha Clan's counterattack soon followed. First, they shut down shops owned by the Senju and Sarutobi clans on the grounds of hygiene violations.
Then, citing the threat unleashed dogs posed to public order, they rounded up many of the Inuzuka Clan's faithful companions.
They also sprayed all manner of insecticides throughout the village to eradicate pests, leaving the Aburame Clan's ninjas afraid to step outside their homes.
Naturally, the Aburame and Inuzuka clans were not about to take this lying down. They retaliated against the Uchiha Clan through their own means.
This continued for half a month. Both sides suffered heavy losses at each other's hands, and their conflict brought Konoha's entire economy to the brink of collapse.
During this time, the villagers rarely went out either, leaving the streets deserted all day.
Only on this day did the struggle between the two sides temporarily cease.
Hokage's Office
"Orochimaru, what is the meaning of this?"
Uchiha Fugaku stood before the Hokage's desk with a dark expression, barely restraining the anger in his eyes as he questioned Orochimaru.
Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi also stood to one side in the Hokage's Office, their expressions equally grim.
Just moments earlier, Orochimaru had summoned them to his office and announced Konoha's personnel changes.
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